Hearing this, Su Jing glanced at the generous gift Tang Jianqiu prepared, and was very happy, and immediately said: "You are too polite, how can you use the word "little gift" to describe it?
This is obviously a big gift! Why do you dislike the word "dislike"? My dad must be happy to accept it. "
"That's great. Brother Su, won't you invite me in to sit down?"
Tang Jianqiu made a rare joke. After hearing this, Su Jing smiled happily and quickly greeted him to come in.
"Please come in, please come in! I hope you won't be polite."
"Thank you."
Tang Jianqiu was not polite and ordered people to bring congratulatory gifts after crossing the threshold.
Seemingly realizing that something was inappropriate, Tang Jianqiu added: "The capital has been uneasy recently, so I sent people to defend myself and asked them to bring gifts along the way.
They are all my close confidants and will not harm the Su family. I hope Brother Su will respect them. "
In any case, it’s not a good idea to bring a knife to a birthday party.
Although it hasn't started yet, something is wrong anyway.
Su Jing glanced at the Jinyi guards behind Tang Jianqiu and nodded in greeting.
But he didn't take it seriously, and just waved his hand, "How could it be so? As a local governor, you have handled many cases in daily life, and have offended many powerful people. It is inevitable that someone will hold a grudge against you.
If it is best for someone to defend themselves, how can I blame them? "
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Brother Su, and please introduce me to Uncle Su."
"please."
Under the leadership of Su Jing, Tang Jianqiu came to the main hall, and A Fei and others naturally did not dare to neglect.
They stood aside holding the gift and would not move without Tang Jianqiu's permission.
"My dear boy, Tang Jianqiu, has met Uncle Su."
Tang Jianqiu bowed to him, and the person who came was none other than Su Jing's biological father, Su Siqing.
Su Siqing was very enthusiastic and hurriedly stepped forward and pulled him up, "Excuse me, it turns out to be Tang Silang. I have admired you for a long time. Is your father okay?"
"My thoughts are with you, my family is safe."
Tang Jianqiu bowed, Su Siqing was very satisfied, and then asked Tang Jianqiu to take a seat.
"Excellent! Jianqiu, don't be restrained. You can just stay at home. Please sit down."
"Thank you, Uncle Su."
Tang Jianqiu lifted his robe and sat down, then revealed the purpose of coming here.
"In a few days, it will be my uncle's birthday party. My son Tang Jianqiu has taken the liberty of visiting me. My father specially ordered me to prepare a small gift. I hope you will accept it."
Hearing this, Su Siqing looked at the gift in Jin Yiwei's hand, feeling very happy, and then touched his long beard.
"Thank you very much, little friend Jianqiu. You have treated my Su family with great courtesy. If you have anything else to do, I would like to tell your father, I would like to say thank you. I would also like to express my kindness to you sir, and I will wait for you to see me again."
"Yes, I will tell my father."
While they were talking, a young man dressed as a scholar came to inquire. After Su Siqing's introduction, he learned that the visitor was none other than the famous governor Tang Jianqiu.
"Jianqiu, let me introduce to you, this is Quanzi's cousin Zheng Wenli."
"It turns out he's Brother Su's cousin. Tang is so polite."
Tang Jianqiu clasped his fists and said, Zheng Wenli was flattered when he saw this, and he admired Tang Jianqiu even more, so he naturally became curious.
"Although Xiaosheng is a master and has no official position, he has heard of Master Tang's reputation. Master Tang became famous with just one embroidered spring knife.
However, Xiao Shen is just a weak scholar. If he were a military attache, he would still hope that Lord Tang would give him some advice. "
Tang Jianqiu said: "I am ashamed of myself. If possible, I would like to see it."
"Master Tang has unparalleled martial arts skills and is known for his ability to investigate cases. Everyone in this capital knows about it. If possible, I hope you can compete with cousin Su Jing in the courtyard, and do not forget to show your friendship as a landlord. "
How could Su Jing have expected that the conversation would turn to him? It was true that he and Tang Jianqiu hadn't sparred for a long time, so it wouldn't be too bad if they could compete.
When Su Siqing heard this, he quickly stopped him, seeming to think that this move was really inappropriate.
"Wen Li, this is too disrespectful and unbecoming of hospitality. Even if we really want to compete, we have to wait until Tang Jianqiu has rested."
Tang Jianqiu disagreed with this, lest it spoil Su Siqing's interest in being the master.
"Thank you for your respect, brother. I am here to celebrate the birthday banquet. I will put this discussion aside for the time being."
Only then did Zheng Wenli realize the seriousness of the matter, and quickly stepped forward to accuse him: "What Mr. Tang said is absolutely true, I'm sorry for disturbing you."
"Brother Jianqiu, please give me the honor to stay here for a few more days. There are plenty of rooms in the house, so you can stay here as long as you want." Su Jing puffed up his chest. Naturally, they were not bad at hospitality.
Faced with Su Jing's enthusiasm, Tang Jianqiu could not refuse Senior Su's birthday wine, so he could only agree.
"Then it'll be hard work."
Su Siqing immediately ordered the housekeeper to take Tang Jianqiu and others to the guest room to rest. Tang Jianqiu couldn't refuse, so he immediately nodded in agreement.
Under the leadership of the housekeeper, Tang Jianqiu arrived at the clean and spacious guest room, and then looked around.
I have to say that the accommodation in the Prime Minister's Mansion is different from the one in the inn. Although it is not the first time I have stayed here, it is still the first time I have stayed here after my rebirth, so I will have some feelings.
At this moment, he was thinking, is the murderer really Su Jing?
Just after he settled down peacefully, Su Jing, as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, found out the whereabouts of a Jiangyang Daoist and decided to deal with him that night.
But on the night he left, a jaw-dropping major case also occurred in the capital.
The concubine of a first-grade general was raped and murdered, and no clues were left except a red flower at the crime scene.
The general was heartbroken. After seeing the red flowers left at the scene, he came to Fusi, Beizhen, to find Tang Jianqiu angrily. However, he learned from Xiaoqi that Tang Jianqiu was not here, and he was even more angry.
General Yipin even thought that Tang Jianqiu was derelict in his duties, not to mention that the case occurred locally and was within the jurisdiction of Beizhen Fusi. If it was not handled well, he would definitely refer to Tang Jianqiu's book!
However, Tang Jianqiu felt somewhat uncomfortable here. Although he lived in the Su Mansion, Tang Jianqiu could not be idle. He had to manage the Beizhen Fusi to avoid being guilty of dereliction of duty.
Just when he was about to return home, the general found Tang Jianqiu and asked him to immediately commit murder and solve the case and bring the murderer to justice, otherwise he would be accused of dereliction of duty in front of the Holy One!
Tang Jianqiu naturally couldn't ignore such a big case. As for the fact that he failed to manage the Zhenfu Division well, he admitted that he actually allowed the thieves to take advantage of it.
"Now that the public security in Dongcheng is poor, this town has no one to blame. I would like to ask the general to tolerate it for a little longer. After all, the capture of the murderer and the solution of the case must be carried out step by step. I hope the general will understand."
The general became angry on the spot after hearing this. How could he listen to this? Therefore, he said angrily: "This general has nothing to do with that. Now I am determined to investigate and deal with it immediately!"
"Of course, I will ask the housekeeper from the General's Mansion to lead the way later. I will lead people to the murder case to collect physical evidence, and I have repeatedly told you that everything must be done in detail, and there must be no sloppiness!"
As he was told, Tang Jianqiu led people to investigate the scene as quickly as he could, but who would have thought that there were no other clues at the crime scene except a blood-stained red flower.
Just as his biological father had told him, the murderer might be a habitual flower-picking criminal whose memory is red flowers.
That's what he thought at first, but after thinking about it again, he realized that there might be something to be solved in this case.
If he is really a habitual criminal, there is still a way to find him, but if he commits random acts of violence during a temporary uprising, it will be even more difficult to trace.
Although this evidence can prove that it was done by the same person, it does not mean that it will be more helpful in finding the murderer.
Of course, it is only the first day and it is difficult to find all the clues. This matter must be considered in the long term.
After returning to the Su Mansion, Tang Jianqiu saw Su Jing sparring with a chivalrous man. Not to mention how strong their martial arts were, at least they had few opponents in the world. The fighting scene was certainly exciting.
The sweet sound of slashing resounded in the ears, the weapons collided with each other, and the bodies were like flying swallows, alternating back and forth.
How could Tang Jianqiu disturb the two of them? He just stood aside and watched, nodding secretly.
It can be said that the two of them were practicing so concentrating that no one even noticed when they were watching.
The more they were frustrated, the more courageous they became, and the way they treated their opponents became more and more harsh. But at this moment, Su Siqing heard the news and rushed over.
He followed them from home and restrained the two.
Su Jing couldn't continue when he saw Su Siqing, so he had to stop.
"Su Jing! What are you doing in this courtyard? Isn't it a joke to tease your mentor and beloved disciple like this? Can you afford to let your wife worry about you?"
Seemingly realizing that there was something missing, Su Siqing added: "I can't control what you do in normal times, but today my father has to meet friends with an old gentleman to talk about poetry, so don't ruin your father's interest!"
How could Su Jing be happy after hearing this? Without thinking about it, he blurted out: "I don't see you inviting teachers here on weekdays, so why did you choose to talk about poetry on a day when I'm meeting old friends? It's weird."
Hearing this, Su Siqing was furious. She picked up the stick placed aside and was about to hit him, "You brat, your skin is itchy, isn't it? Don't ask me to reprimand you in front of my mentor!"
"Old guy, what are you doing? Please don't be angry. Since your mentor is my ancestor, how can I dare to be disrespectful?
It's better that daddy doesn't get so angry that he gives Su some face first, and then the kid runs away! "
Just as Su Jing was about to leave, Su Siqing was already furious.
"You want to save face, don't you? Okay, if I don't reprimand you, I will beat you!"
Seeing that Su Siqing was about to kill him, Su Jing quickly spotted Tang Jianqiu watching from the side, winked and hid behind Tang Jianqiu.
Su Jingxu lay down behind Tang Jianqiu and whispered to Su Siqing: "Dad, it seems that you can't beat me today. You can't let brother Jianqiu see the joke, right?"
"You! Come on, you've been hiding behind your wife a few days ago, and today you're running behind Jianqiu. You don't look like a young minister from Dali Temple at all!"
However, Su Jing seemed not to hear and deliberately looked away. How did Su Siqing accept this? He had to clamor to teach Su Jing a lesson.
With someone else trying to persuade her, Su Siqing suppressed the anger in her heart and said nothing more.
This was not the first time Tang Jianqiu encountered such a situation. He was not surprised, but just kept a normal mind.
I just don’t know which girl the Red Flower Killer is going to target.
Another night, the Red Flower Killer sneaked into a boudoir's home. After realizing that no one was around, he planned to commit violence and then killed him.
Just as he was about to rape the woman, Tang Jianqiu appeared and kicked the door open.
The Red Flower Killer was ready to run away when the matter was revealed. How could Tang Jianqiu let him get his wish? He immediately chased after him and blocked his path.
The Red Flower Killer secretly screamed something bad in his heart, and seeing no one around, he simply came up with a plan to divert Tang Jianqiu's attention.
Tang Jianqiu fell into the trap without paying attention. By the time he reacted, it was too late. The murderer left a pill that emitted smoke and left.
Tang Jianqiu coughed slightly. By the time the smoke cleared, the murderer had already fled. The clues he had finally grasped were broken, and he could only curse in his heart, "Damn it," and then hammer the wall in despair.
